Brunei vs Russia: Urban population (% of total population)
Brunei
75.0%
in 2025
Russia
75.3%
in 2025
Brunei rank
74th
Russia rank
73rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Brunei
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 75.3% against 75.0% in Brunei, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.
Brunei ranks 74th and Russia ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 58.0% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 1970s | 62.1% | 66.2% | 4.1% | Russia |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 71.8% | 10.6% | Russia |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 73.2% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 73.3% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 74.2% | 0.8% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.9% | 0.1% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Brunei or Russia?
- Russia, at 75.3% against 75.0% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Brunei and Russia?
- 0.3%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Russia rank globally for urban population?
- Brunei ranks 74th and Russia ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.